Electric musical instrument.



No- 762,083. PATENTED JUNE 7, 1904.

E. A. PBI'CHING.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ELECTRIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,083, dated June '7, 1904.

Application filed September 15, 1903. Serial No. 173.280. (H0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMIL A. PETCHING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lymansville, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented new and useful Improvements in Electric Musical Instruments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to musical instruments and admits of general service, but relates more.

particularly to a type of musical instruments and appurtenances accompanying the same for use in theaters and places of amusement.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing my invention in use, and Fig. 2 is a diagram of the wiring.

The operator 1 carries in his hand a sprinkling-pot 2, of metal, the spout 3 of which is provided with a contact member 4, made, preferably, of spring-steel and small enough to be invisible from the audience. A series of flower-pots 5' 6 7 8 9 10 are disposed adja-' cent to each other, and within each of these flower-pots is concealed an electric bell 11 12. A wire 13 extends from the sprinkler 2 to the battery 14, and from this battery a wire 15 leads to each of the flower-pots. Shunt-wires 16 17 are connected with the wire 15 and also with a group of electric lights 18 19 20. Other shunt-wires 21 22 are connected with the bells 11 12, and the bells are connected by wires 23 24 with vertical contact members 25 26, and these vertical contact members may, if desired, be of such shape as to simulate flower-stems or dead twigs accompanying the flowers 27 as indicated in Fig. 1.

My invention is used as follows: The operator grasps the sprinkler, as indicated in Fig. 1, and passes along apparently watering the flowers 27 of the various flower-pots, but in reality bringing the contact member 4 into engagement with the various contacts 26, thereby completing a circuit through the bell and also a circuit through the electric lights each time he approaches a flower-pot. The

causes each of the bells 11 12 to sound at.

will, and simultaneously with the sound of the bells the electric lights 18 19 20 are caused to glow, thereby illuminating the flowers 27 and attracting the attention of the audience to the particular flower-pot from which the sound proceeds. The operator can thus play any tune desired, and the effect upon the audience is intensified by the operators ease with which the tune is played and by the fact that the music is incident to an apparently commonplace act upon the part of the operator.

The circuit through the bells is as follows: battery 14, wire 13, sprinkler 2, contact members 4, 25, or 26, wire 23, bell 11, wire 15, back to the battery 14.

The circuit through the lights is as follows: battery 14, sprinkler 2, contact members 4, 25, or 26, lamps 20 19 18, and wires 16 and 15, back to the battery 14.

The bells 11 12 are of course made to sound diiferent notes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In an electric musical instrument, the combination of a plurality of scenic members, stationary contact members disposed adjacent to said scenic members, an electric bell dis posed adjacent to said scenic members, and a plurality of electric lights disposed adjacent to each of said scenic members, a source of electricity, wiring connectingsaid electric bell and said lamr with said source of electricity, and contact mechanism connected with said source of electricity and with said bell and said lamps.

2. In an electric musical instrument, the combination of a plurality of scenic members representing groups of plants to be watered, electric bells disposeo adjacent to said scenic members, a source of electricity connected with said bells, stationary contact members for separately energizing said bells, a sprinkling-pot provided with a contact member and connected with said source of electricity, and

stationary contact members connected separately with said bells for energizing the same. 3. In an electric musical instrument, the

combination of a plurality of scenic members.

stationary contact members disposed adjacent to said scenic members, an electric bell disposed adjacent to each ofsaid scenic members. a source of electricity, wiring connecting said electric bells with said source of electricity, and contact mechanism connected with said source of electricity and with said bells.

4. In an electric musical instrument, the combination of a plurality of scenic members, electric lamps for illuminating the same separately, a source of electricity connected with said lamps, an additional scenic member mov- In an electric musical instrument, the combination of a plurality of scenic members, separate electric bells disposed adjacent to said scenic members, a source of electricity connected with said electric bells, and an additional scenic member movable relatively to said first-mentioned scenic members and connected With said source of electricity, said additional scenic member being provided with contact mechanism for closing the circuit through said bells.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMIL A. PETCHING.

WVitnesses:

HARRY EDWARDS, REGINALD (J. MERRYAT. 

